Comparison of feed aggregators

The following is a comparison of notable RSS feed aggregators. Often e-mail programs and web browsers have the ability to display RSS feeds. They are listed here, too.

Many BitTorrent clients support RSS feeds for broadcatching (see Comparison of BitTorrent clients).

Release history

Client	First public release		First stable release		Latest stable release
	Date	Version	Date	Version	Date	Version
Akregator	?	?	?	?	August 15, 2010	1.6.5
Amarok	?	June 23, 2003	?	?	December 20, 2011	2.5
AOL Explorer	June 2005	1.0	June 2005	1.0	May 10, 2006	1.5
Avant	August 2004	?	August 2004	?	September 27, 2008	11.7 Build 15
BlogBridge	?	?	?	?	?	?
BottomFeeder	?	?	?	?	?	?
Canto	June 3, 2008	0.4.0	January 14, 2009	0.6.0	August 17, 2009	0.7.4
Claws Mail	May 2001	0.4.67	January 2005	1.0.0	December 19, 2008	3.7.0
Cooliris	?	?	?	?	?	?
Feedbook	?	?	?	?	February 25, 2011	2.3.1.2
FeedDemon	?	?	?	?	December 9, 2010	4.0.0.22
Feedreader	April 24, 2001	1.54	?	?	April 20, 2009	3.14
Flock	October 24, 2005	0.4.9	November 2, 2007	1.0	October 14, 2008	2.0
FreeRange WebReader	?	?	?	?	?	?
Gnus	1987	?	February 1, 1988	?	?	?
Google Reader	October 7, 2005	?	September 17, 2007	2.0	March 21, 2008	5.10.10
Hubdog	?	?	?	?	?	?
IBM Lotus Notes	1989	1.0	1989	1.0	October 2011	8.5.3
Internet Explorer	?	?	?	?	March 14, 2011	9.0.8112.16421
iTunes	?	?	?	?	June 16, 2010	9.2
Juice	?	?	?	?	?	?
K-Meleon	November 26, 2000	0.2	November 26, 2000	0.2	October 16, 2008	1.5.1
Kazehakase	January 29, 2003	?	January 29, 2003	?	July 29, 2008	0.5.5
Liferea	?	?	?	?	September 29, 2010	1.6.5
Mail	?	?	?	?	September 15, 2008	3.5 (929.4/929.2)
Maxthon	July 11, 2002	0.1 (as MyIE2)	September 8, 2005	1.0.0250	December 28, 2007	2.0.7.1245
MediaMonkey	?	?	?	?	?	?
Microsoft Office Outlook	1997	97	1997	97	June 15, 2010	14.0.5128.5000
Mindity	?	?	?	?	?	?
Mozilla Firefox	September 23, 2002	0.1	September 23, 2002	0.1	September 14, 2010	3.6.10
Mozilla Thunderbird	July 28, 2003	0.1	December 7, 2004	1.0	September 16, 2010	3.1.4
NetNewsWire	?	?	?	?	?	?
Netscape Browser	November 30, 2004	0.5.6+	May 19, 2005	8.0	April 2, 2007	8.1.3
Netscape Navigator 9	June 5, 2007	9.0 Beta 1	October 15, 2007	9.0	February 20, 2008	9.0.0.6
NewsAccess	?	?	?	?	?	?
NewsBreak	?	?	?	?	?	?
NewsFire	?	?	?	?	?	?
OmniWeb	1994	0.5	March 17, 1995	1.0	September 26, 2008	5.8
Opera Mail	September 1996	2.1b1	December 1996	2.1	March 22, 2010	10.51
Pegasus Mail	1990	?	1990	?	July 16, 2006	4.41
Rhythmbox	?	?	?	?	?	?
RSS Bandit	2003	1.0	March 2003	1.0	July 4, 2010	1.9.0.1002
RSSOwl	2003	1.0	2011	2.1	July 15, 2011	2.1
Safari	?	?	?	?	?	?
Sage	?	?	?	?	?	?
SE-RssTools	December 15, 2008	1.1.1	December 15, 2008	1.1.1	December 18, 2009	1.3.1.31
Shiira	?	?	?	?	July 16, 2007	2.2
Sleipnir	June, 2005	2.00 alpha	Oct, 2005	2.00	18 Sep 2008	2.8.2
Snarfer	?	?	?	?	15 June 2008	1.0.2
Songbird	?	?	?	?	?	?
The Bat!	March 1997	1.0 Beta	March 1998	1.00 Build 1310	April 23, 2008	4.0.28
Winamp	?	?	?	?	?	?
Windows Live Mail	?	?	?	?	November 6, 2007	2008 (Build 12.0.1606)
YeahReader	?	?	?	?	July 8, 2009	2.7
Zimbra	November, 2005	Beta	March, 2006	3.5	February 2008	5.0.2
Zune	?	?	?	?	?	?
Client	Date	Version	Date	Version	Date	Version
	First public release		First stable release		Latest stable release

Netscape Messenger 9 is a fork of Mozilla Thunderbird and has the same features.

Operating system support

Client	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	Unix	BSD	Solaris	Windows Mobile	other
Akregator	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Amarok	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
AOL Explorer	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Avant	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
BlogBridge	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
BottomFeeder	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Canto	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Claws Mail	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Maemo
Cooliris	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Feedbook	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
FeedDemon	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Feedreader	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Flock	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
FreeRange WebReader	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	BlackBerry OS, Symbian, Palm OS
Gnus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	DOS
Hubdog	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
IBM Lotus Notes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Internet Explorer	Included	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
iTunes	Yes	Included	No	No	No	No	No	No
Juice	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
K-Meleon	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Kazehakase	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Liferea	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Mail	No	Included	No	No	No	No	No	No
Maxthon	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
MediaMonkey	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Microsoft Office Outlook	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mindity	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mozilla Firefox	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Mozilla Thunderbird	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
NetNewsWire	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch)
Netscape Browser	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Netscape Navigator 9	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
NewsAccess	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
NewsBreak	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
NewsFire	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
OmniWeb	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Opera Mail	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes/No	Yes	Yes	Obsolete: BeOS, QNX, OS/2
Pegasus Mail	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Rhythmbox	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RSS Bandit	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
RSSOwl	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Safari	Yes	Included	No	No	No	No	No	No
Sage	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
SE-RssTools	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Shiira	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Sleipnir	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Snarfer	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Songbird	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
The Bat!	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Winamp	Yes	No	Obsolete	No	No	No	No	No
Windows Live Mail	Included	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
YeahReader	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Zimbra	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Zune	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Client	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	Unix	BSD	Solaris	Windows Mobile	other

Web feed and protocol support

Client	feed URI scheme	RSS 0.91	RSS 1.0	RSS 2.0	RSS enclosure	MRSS	ATOM	other format	IPv6	Auto updates
Akregator	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Amarok	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes
AOL Explorer	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?
Avant	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?
BlogBridge	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
BottomFeeder	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes
Canto	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes
Claws Mail	?	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Cooliris	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?
FeedDemon	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Feedreader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes
Flock	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
FreeRange WebReader	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Gnus	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	No	Newsgroups	Yes	No
Hubdog	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
IBM Lotus Notes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?
Internet Explorer	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Web Slice	Yes	Yes
iTunes	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes
Juice	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
K-Meleon	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?
Kazehakase	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	LIRS, HINA-DI	Yes	?
Liferea	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	No	Yes	?	?	Yes
Mail	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Maxthon	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?
MediaMonkey	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Microsoft Office Outlook	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Mindity	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Miro	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?
Mozilla Firefox	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Mozilla Thunderbird	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
NetNewsWire	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Netscape Browser	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Netscape Navigator 9	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
NewsAccess	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
NewsBreak	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
NewsFire	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
OmniWeb	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?
Opera Mail	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Pegasus Mail	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
Rhythmbox	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes
RSS Bandit	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
RSSOwl	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Newsgroups	Yes	Yes
Safari	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Sage	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Songbird	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Shiira	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?
Sleipnir	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?
Snarfer	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes
The Bat!	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?
Winamp	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	Notification only
Windows Live Mail	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Zimbra	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?
Zune	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Client	feed URI scheme	RSS 0.91	RSS 1.0	RSS 2.0	RSS enclosure	MRSS	ATOM	other standard	IPv6	Auto updates

Interface and notes

Web browsers and Internet suites have for browser plugin a N/A, because they don't need it.

Client	Pop-up	Tray notification	Browser plugin	E-mail	"newspaper"-like	Media aggregator	Notes	Downloadable attachments
Akregator	Yes	Yes	Yes (integration with konqueror)	Yes	?	Yes	KDE	?
Amarok	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	KDE	?
AOL Explorer	?	?	N/A	?	?	?	Feed support is available in Internet Explorer 7	?
Avant	?	?	N/A	?	?	?	Feed support is available in Internet Explorer 7	?
BlogBridge	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
BottomFeeder	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Canto	?	?	?	?	?	?	Ncurses/console based reader	?
Claws Mail	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	RSSyl plugin needed	?
Cooliris	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
FeedDemon	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?
Feedreader	Yes	No	No	?	?	?	?
Flock	?	?	N/A	?	?	Yes
FreeRange WebReader	?	?	?	?	?	?
Gnus	Add-on	?	?	Yes	?	?	Emacs-based mail and news client
Hubdog	?	?	?	?	?	?
IBM Lotus Notes	?	?	?	?	?	?	Studio Blog Reader is one RSS reader application for IBM Lotus Notes; Notes version 8.x introduced a native RSS reader
Internet Explorer	?	?	N/A	?	Yes	?	Feed support is available in Internet Explorer 7
iTunes	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
Juice	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
K-Meleon	?	?	?	?	?	?
Kazehakase	?	?	N/A	?	?	?
Liferea	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
Mail	?	?	?	Yes	?	?
Maxthon	?	?	N/A	?	?	?
MediaMonkey	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
Microsoft Office Outlook	?	?	?	?	?	?	Feed support is available in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
Mindity	?	?	?	?	?	?
Miro	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
Mozilla Firefox	Yes	Add-on	N/A	?	?	?
Mozilla Thunderbird	?	Add-on	?	Yes	No	?
NetNewsWire	?	?	?	?	?	?
Netscape Browser	?	?	N/A	?	?	?
Netscape Navigator 9	Yes	?	N/A	?	?	?
NewsAccess	?	?	?	?	?	?
NewsBreak	?	?	?	?	?	?
NewsFire	?	?	?	?	?	?
OmniWeb	?	?	?	?	?	?
Opera Mail	Yes	?	Yes (integration with Opera (web browser))	Yes	only as preview	?	Part of the Opera web browser; support for feeds since Opera 8.0
Pegasus Mail	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	Pegasus Mail can convert RSS feeds to e-mails via free add-ons
Rhythmbox	?	?	?	?	?	?
RSS Bandit	?	?	?	?	?	?	.NET Framework based
RSSOwl	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Google Reader synchronization
Safari	?	?	N/A	?	Yes	?
Sage	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	a Firefox extension
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups	?	?	N/A	Yes	?	?
Songbird	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
Shiira	?	?	N/A	?	?	?
Sleipnir	?	?	N/A	?	?	?	Feed support is available in Internet Explorer 7
Snarfer	No	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	No longer updated	Yes
The Bat!	?	?	?	Yes	No	No	rss2mail or rss2pop3 plugin needed
Winamp	No	?	No	No	No	Yes
Windows Live Mail	?	?	?	Yes	?	?
Zimbra	?	?	?	?	?	?
Zune	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
Client	Pop-up	Tray notification	Browser plugin	E-mail	"newspaper"-like	Media aggregator	Notes

See also

• Web syndication
• Comparison of e-mail clients
• Comparison of web browsers

External links

• Feed Readers at the Open Directory Project